WWE Smackdown
May, Week 1, 2004
Lance Cade vs Ron Killings
The crowd hated this match, as it really wasn't that great, as they could be heard chanting boring and end this shit during the match. So not really worth talking much about, as it's really nothing much to say. Ron Killings defeated Lance Cade in 10:18 by pinfall with a Consequences.
Rating: D
Samoa Joe vs Crash Holly- IWA Mid-South Heavyweight title.
A little bit of a better match, saw Crash Holly and Samoa Joe battle each other to a pretty decent match that got a little bit of heat from the crowd. The end was a pretty shocking matter when Crash hit the Crash Course and actually beat Samoa Joe to win the title in 6:34. Crash Holly afterwards grabs the belt and runs away with it as Joe is shocked in the ring.
Rating: D+
CHALLENGE......ACCEPTED!!
After the break, Shelton Benjamin makes his way out to the ring, as we get a highlight of what happened last week with him and his now former tag team partner Charlie Haas. After the package, Shelton is in the ring with a mic.
"You know, I've been thinking long and hard about this since last week. But no matter how much and how long I think about it, I can't figure out for the life of me why Charlie would just attack me like he did. We've been doing great lately, and then he had to go and throw it away. That doesn't sit well with me, so if he has the balls to accept my challenge, I want him later on here tonight!"
Just then, Charlie's new theme song hits as he walks out to the stage with a smile on his face.
"Shelton, Shelton, Shelton. I'm sorry man, I truly am. But after YOU cost us last week, I knew that I had to cut the dead weight, I knew I had to do what was best for me. Now my eyes are set on a single's career, and you know I can't think of a better way of starting it off, than by beating the weak link of our tag team, so you want a match? You're on."
The crowd popped hard at this as we now have the match set for later tonight.
Rating: C
Kane vs Billy Gunn
Kane and Billy Gunn had what was so far the best match of the night, the fans were really into it. At one point Kane went for a chokeslam, that was turned into a Fameasser, but Billy didn't have the enegry to crawl over and pin him in time, as when he finally got there Kane sit up and grabbed him by the neck, looking like he was about to chokeslam him, before he then turning it into a Tombstone Piledriver and pinning him, at 10:04 into the match.
Rating: B-
Sean O'Haire vs Shane Helms vs Christian
This was one hell of a match between these three, as they all got in a lot of great offense, as all three looked as if they could win it. This match improved on what was just seen in the match before also, really becoming a well built show. Christian hit the Unprettier on Shane Helms, going for the pin before Sean O'Haire broke it up and tossed him out of the ring. Then not wanting to take the pin off someone else, he would pick up Helms, and hit the Widow Maker and get the win in 9:57.
Rating: B-
HEYMAN AND O'HAIRE!
After the match, Heyman gets into the ring and hypes up O'Haire, and talks about how soon he will be the WWE Champion, when he beats Sting. Heyman then sits up the match for WWE Lethal Lottery, saying that Undertaker will find out the match type AT THE PPV. As the fans boo them while they leave.
Rating. B-
Gail Kim vs Alexis Laree
We get another great match after the break, this time between two up and coming women who want to prove a lot to the world. The match itself was not long, but still had some pretty great spots. The end came when Alexis Laree defeated Gail Kim in 7:26 by pinfall with a Laree DDT.
Rating: B-
Charlie Haas vs Shelton Benjamin
The match that people have been waiting for since it was announced earlier, didn't live up to the hype that it had built. It had great action, but the fans felt it could've had something more to it. But this is clearly on the first match in this feud, so they got time to improve and get a great match out of each other. This one ended when Charlie rolled up Shelton and grabbed the tights to get a pinfall at 14:54 in the match.
Rating: C-
Rey Mysterio vs Randy Orton.
We had a really decent match between these two, that really got the fans off their feet. Orton went to hit an RKO at one point in the match, before it got turned into a 619, that led to Rey getting the victory in 10:09 in the match.
Rating: B-
BROCK ATTACK!
After the match, when Rey had left and Orton was left there in the ring. Brock came out of nowhere and attacked him, hitting an F5 leaving him laid out in the middle of the ring as he laughs before walking off.
Rating: B-
Kurt Angle vs Eddie Guerrero
In what was the match of the night, Eddie and Kurt TORE THE HOUSE DOWN! With one could only be called one hell of a match. The crowd was on their feet the whole time, just going crazy at every single spot and near fall the match had. Finally after 20:29, Eddie was able to win after hitting the Frog Splash
Rating: B
NOT AGAIN!?
After the match, Brock is out here once again, this time attacking Kurt Angle. Everyone shocked and confused at why he has now attacked BOTH Tag Champions here tonight, actually leaving Angle a bloody mess as the show goes off the air.
Rating: B
Overall Rating: B